Sun baked, earth cracked, crops withered.

Meaning: This sentence describes the effects of a hot sun on the earth, causing the ground to crack and crops to dry out.

Choice of Words: Sun is the star at the center of our solar system. Baked means to cook or dry something by heat. Earth is the planet we live on. Cracked means to break into pieces or lines. Crops are plants grown for food. Withered means to become dry and shriveled.

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The sun's heat scorched the earth, causing cracks to form and the crops to shrivel up.

Meaning: This means that the sun was so hot that it burned the ground and made it crack. The plants couldn't get enough water and they dried up and died.

Choice of Words: Scorched means to burn or damage something with heat. Cracks are breaks or splits in a surface. Shriveled means to become dry and wrinkled. When you put them together, "The sun's heat scorched the earth, causing cracks to form and the crops to shrivel up" describes the same event as the first sentence, but in more detail.

Due to the intense heat of the sun, the ground became parched and cracked, resulting in the demise of the crops.

Meaning: This means that the sun was so hot that it made the ground very dry and cracked. The plants couldn't get enough water and they died.

Choice of Words: Parched means very dry. Demise means death or destruction. When you put them together, "Due to the intense heat of the sun, the ground became parched and cracked, resulting in the demise of the crops" describes the same event as the first two sentences, but in a more formal way.

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